diff --git a/lib/cli/index.js b/lib/cli/index.js
index 121049414..622fddb0e 100644
--- a/lib/cli/index.js
+++ b/lib/cli/index.js
@@ -2546,6 +2546,7 @@ export async function createNodejsBom(path, options) {
               if (pcs.length) {
                   tmpParentComponent = pcs[0];
                   tmpParentComponent.type = "application";
+                  tmpParentComponent.name = "project-name" in options ? options.projectName : tmpParentComponent.name;
                   ppurl = new PackageURL(
                       "npm",
                       options.projectGroup || tmpParentComponent.group,